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ID: ALA1154005

Journal: J Med Chem

Title: Discovery of novel tricyclic full agonists for the G-protein-coupled niacin receptor 109A with minimized flushing in rats.

Authors: Shen HC, Ding FX, Deng Q, Wilsie LC, Krsmanovic ML, Taggart AK, Carballo-Jane E, Ren N, Cai TQ, Wu TJ, Wu KK, Cheng K, Chen Q, Wolff MS, Tong X, Holt TG, Waters MG, Hammond ML, Tata JR, Colletti SL.

Abstract: Tricyclic analogues were rationally designed as the high affinity niacin receptor G-protein-coupled receptor 109A (GPR109A) agonists by overlapping three lead structures. Various tricyclic anthranilide and cycloalkene carboxylic acid full agonists were discovered with excellent in vitro activity. Compound 2g displayed a good therapeutic index regarding free fatty acids (FFA) reduction and vasodilation effects in rats, with very weak cytochrome P450 2C8 (CYP2C8) and cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) inhibition, and a good mouse pharmacokinetics (PK) profile.

CiteXplore: 19309152

DOI: 10.1021/jm900151e